Cigarettes — Import quantity in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Cigarettes — Import quantity was 19,454 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Cigarettes — Import quantity in United Arab Emirates, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 19,454 t for cigarettes — import quantity in 2023.
That represents a change of down 29.3% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cigarettes — import quantity in United Arab Emirates peaked at 87,718 t in 2014 and was at its lowest, 6,848 t, in 2017.
That places United Arab Emirates 11th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cigarettes — Import quantity in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 43,597 t | — |
| 2011 | 41,694 t | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 51,677 t | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 59,516 t | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 87,718 t | +47.4% |
| 2015 | 25,411 t | -71.0% |
| 2016 | 19,628 t | -22.8% |
| 2017 | 6,848 t | -65.1% |
| 2018 | 45,890 t | +570.2% |
| 2019 | 37,567 t | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 35,120 t | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 27,738 t | -21.0% |
| 2022 | 27,518 t | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 19,454 t | -29.3% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 19,454 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 3,528 t, 5.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 19,454 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 4,645 t, 4.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cigarettes — Import quantity in United Arab Emirates changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +570.2% | 6,848 t | 45,890 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 41,954 t | 6,848 t | 87,718 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,458 t | 19,454 t | 35,120 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 8,555 t compare
- 8 France 28,609 t compare
- 9 Bahamas 27,705 t compare
- 9 Türkiye 5,147 t compare
- 10 Libya 26,362 t compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 2,023 t compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1,078 t compare
- 12 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 580.94 t compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 18,845 t compare
- 13 Afghanistan 17,749 t compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 572.87 t compare
- 14 Bulgaria 16,498 t compare
- 14 Melanesia 108.45 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1404 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cigarettes — import quantity in United Arab Emirates?
- Cigarettes — import quantity in United Arab Emirates was 19,454 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 87,718 t in 2014.
- What is the lowest cigarettes — import quantity recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,848 t in 2017.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for cigarettes — import quantity?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 11th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cigarettes — import quantity rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cigarettes — Import quantity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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